yeah! what frank said! what frank said!
but remember engine compartment heat smells like engine compartment heat!
and you might smell like an engine compartment!
also 1 other thing to consider.......at speed an engine compartment fire can
produce about a foot long flame through a !/4" hole. sort of a blow torch
effect at speed. so if you have an engine compartment fire with a vent open
or closed you will be burned! (remember the thumb tab hole to grip and open
the heater flap!). that is why racers strive to fill holes in the firewall
seperating engine and driver . serious precautions to protect the driver!
use carefull consideration in design and exicution therof!
chuck.
drove top secret project today! wow what a rush!
----- Original Message -----
From Frank Clarici <spritenut at Exit109.com>
To: Toby Atwater <Toby@intri-plex.com>
Cc: Spridgets@Autox. Team. Net (E-mail) <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:33 AM
Subject: Re: battery tray, structural?
> Toby Atwater wrote:
> >
> > The rear half of my battery tray is basically gone. I am not running a
> > heater so I have no need for the built it heater vent. But does the
heater
> > vent act as a suporting structure at the start of the tranny tunnel?
>
> Toby
>
> You don't neede the battery tray. In fact, it HAS to come out to fit the
> 16 valve rice rocket engine and trans. (I have seen it)
> The tray is heavy because the whole car is made from 18 gauge (i think)
> steel.
> Nothing like todays plastic cars and their .024 metal.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> The bug in the rice bowl
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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